Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Louisville Western Branch Library (1905- )
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Robert Reed Church Sr. (1839-1912)
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Plan of San Diego, 1915
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Archer Alexander (ca. 1810-1879)

Explore Global African History

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Kenia Martinez (1988– )
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Abram Petrovich Hannibal (1696?–1781)
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Omar/ Albert-Bernard Bongo Bongo (1935-2009)
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John Kitzmiller (1913-1965)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Gentrification, Integration or Displacement?: The Seattle Story
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: For His Times and Ours
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U.S. Marshal Luke Moore at Ole Miss, 1962
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Roman Slavery and the Question of Race

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators